116 FITZ-ROYA. 



Sir William Hooker describes the fruit as consisting of nine 

 scales, three in each whorl, the lower three which alternate 

 with the uppermost leaves are baiTen, the intermediate three 

 only are fertile, the three uppermost alternate with the fertile 

 ones and are flattened, but stand with their edges bent outwards, 

 each fertile scale has three erect seeds, surrounded by a broad 

 wing, and ending in a narrow neck ; the central seed is attached 

 to the scale, the other two to the axil, but sometimes two seeds 

 are on the scale, and three on the axil. 



A large evergreen tree, growing 100 feet high, with a thick, 

 spongy bark, and slender, spreading branches, bending down- 

 wards at the ends in a curved manner. The wood is red, and 

 bears considerable resemblance to that of the Cedar of Lebanon. 



It is found on the Patagonian mountains, growing in rocky 

 places on the Pacific side, to a large tree, with a stem eight feet 

 in diameter, but diminishing with elevation until it dwindles 

 down to a small bush, only a few inches high on the borders 

 of perpetual congelation. 



It will stand our ordinary winters in favourable situations, 

 but is much injured in severe ones. 



Gen. FEENELA. Mirhel. 



Flowers, monoecious, or male and female on the same plant, 

 but separate. 



Cones, globular, or conical, and consisting of six, or rarely 

 eight valvated scales, the alternate ones being much the smallest 

 and shortest. 



Seeds, numerous, more or less angular, and laterally winged 

 on both sides. 



Leaves, mostly ternate, scale-formed, and decurrent. 



Seed-leaves, in threes. 



All trees or shrubs, natives of New Holland, and not hardy. 



Named after M. Frenel, by Professor Mirbel of Paris. 



